Drunk Man Issued Fine For Punching Tesla, $6,600 Damage
A man in Australia punched a Tesla multiple times, though he says he doesn’t remember any of it. The incident happened after the 44-year-old man, Benjamin John Nannup, had just been in a...
Renault R5 Turbo 3E Is A 375-HP Electric Show Car Made For Drifting
Renault continues to pay tribute to the classic 5’s 50th anniversary with a new show car called R5 Turbo 3E. Following the Renault 5 Prototype and 5 Diamant, this exuberant new...
GM-Hertz EV plan, Sono solar on semis, Fisker and Wallbox: Today’s Car News
Fisker chose Wallbox for home charging. Sono is applying its solar tech beyond its Euro-market Sion EV. And GM and Hertz are teaming up for more electric vehicles in the rental fleet. This and more,...
Hertz plans to buy up to 175,000 GM EVs through 2027
Hertz and General Motors announced Monday that the rental-car giant plans to order up to 175,000 electric vehicles from GM over five years. Deliveries of the EVs are expected to start in the...
Fisker partners with Wallbox for home-charging ecosystem
Fisker on Tuesday announced Wallbox as its official partner for home charging equipment. The two companies will start by offering Fisker Ocean electric SUV owners Wallbox home chargers for purchase...
Sono shows how solar could save money installed on electric semis and buses
German startup Sono Motors plans to launch the Sion solar-assisted electric car, but it’s also looking at commercial-vehicle applications for its solar tech. Sono demonstrated several such...
Report: Chevy not planning dealer buyouts over EVs as GM offered for Buick, Cadillac
Chevrolet won’t follow sibling General Motors brands Buick and Cadillac in offering buyouts to dealerships that don’t want to sell electric vehicles, a GM executive said in a recent...
VW shows upfit potential of ID.Buzz with electric paramedics’ van
Volkswagen unveiled an ID.Buzz paramedics’ van at the 2022 IAA Transportation commercial vehicle show in Hannover, Germany, showing the upfit potential of the new electric van for government...
EV travel trailer, range-boosting sensors, California EV mainstream: Today’s Car News
About half of Californians are thinking of an EV as their next vehicle. A range-boosting camping trailer advances toward production, loaded with batteries. And could better sensors help get more...
Teardrop camping trailer boosts EV driving range—with lots of batteries on board
Colorado Teardrops announced earlier this month that it has completed the prototype version of “the world’s first camper trailer designed to extend the towing range of electric vehicles.” What might...
Survey: Half of Californians might choose an EV as their next vehicle
Nearly half of Californians “are likely to choose an EV the next time that they’re in the market for a vehicle.” That’s the very uplifting takeaway from a survey released last week and commissioned...
Diamond quantum sensors could extend EV driving range 10%, researchers claim
A new type of sensor could improve the accuracy of EV range estimates, which could effectively unlock more range for drivers, IEEE Spectrum reports. Scientists in Japan are experimenting...
Ford ends EV markups, Lucid details motor tech, CR-V Hybrid pricing, Jeep PHEVs: The Week in Reverse
Which EV was shown to be the most aerodynamic production car in the world? Which bidirectional charger is approved under warranty for the Leaf? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right...
Watch Tesla Model 3s Towing Trees In Norway
Norway is a world leader in EV adoption and people use their electric cars for everything, even tasks that would be best handled by some kind of truck… or a tractor. In a new video just posted...
40-mpg CR-V Hybrid, most aerodynamic production car, natural-rubber tires: Today’s Car News
The Honda CR-V Hybrid gets a price—and better gas mileage in some versions. Natural-rubber tires could be made from a sustainable crop in the U.S. And what’s the most aerodynamic production car in...
Will Tesla Add Radar Back Into Its EVs As Part Of Hardware 4?
Tesla’s vehicles now rely on only a camera-based vision system for their advanced driver-assist systems. CEO Elon Musk has always made it clear he’s not a fan of Lidar, and the automaker...
Canadian Leader Meeting Automaker In California: Tesla Gigafactory?
We’ve already heard plenty of rumors about the potential for a Tesla Gigafactory in Canada, and even Tesla hasn’t ruled it out. Now, we’ve learned that Canada’s Minister...
Lightyear 0 is the most aerodynamic production car in the world, wind-tunnel testing verifies
Wind-tunnel testing has proven that the Lightyear 0 is the most aerodynamic production car in the world, Lightyear claims. Testing conducted at the FKFS wind tunnels in Stuttgart, Germany, under...
Of Course The Bugatti Chiron Wants A Piece Of The Tesla Model S Plaid
The Bugatti Chiron and Tesla Model S Plaid need no introduction, but they definitely need to drag race one another. Who wouldn’t want to see how the mighty 1,479-horsepower Bugatti Chiron deals with...
Dacia Manifesto Study Takes Brand Into Electric Off-Roader Territory
Dacia has lifted the veils off an interesting concept car featuring all-electric propulsion, the Manifesto. Described as a design study that “concentrates and reaffirms the values that the...